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The Calgary Flames try to extend the momentum created by a successful road trip into Tuesday nights home meeting with the banged-up Tampa Bay Lightning. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . The Flames began the season with a loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks before posting a 4-2 record on a six-game road trip. They capped the swing with Sundays 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and will play their next five at home. Dennis Wideman, Johnny Gaudreau and Mason Raymond all potted second-period goals in the victory over the Jets. Defenseman T.J. Brodie added a goal in the third frame and Jonas Hiller made 34 saves. Raymonds goal was his fifth of the season. Great second period. We came out strong, we came out with a great forecheck. We got a big power-play goal, Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. Brodie has three goals and seven points through Calgarys first seven games and on Monday signed a five-year contract extension. It seemed like a good deal, Brodie said on Calgarys website. The longer you wait there is always risks, too. Whether its injuries or having a cold slump or something like that. To get it out of the way now, it gives me a chance to relax and not have to think about it. The Lightning dont want to think too much about last nights 3-2 loss in Edmonton, the Oilers first win of the season. Brian Boyle and Brett Connolly scored for the Lightning, who have split the first two of their five-game road trip. Ben Bishop allowed three goals on 23 shots in the loss. We just werent making any plays, Bishop said. Every time we got the puck we just flicked it and turned it over and they took it back to us. The highlight of the game was the NHL debut of Tampa Bay forward Jonathan Drouin, the third overall pick of the 2013 draft. Drouin was recalled from the American Hockey League on Sunday after completing a rehab assignment for a thumb injury and was not expected to play, but was put into the lineup after Alex Killorn sustained an upper-body injury during morning skate. The 19-year-old Drouin had one shot on goal in just over 16 minutes of ice time, posting a minus-1 rating. After losing Killorn earlier in the day, forward Ryan Callahan suffered a lower-body injury versus the Oilers and is not expected to play tonight. Tampa Bay is already without defenseman Victor Hedman for the next 4-to-6 weeks because of a hand injury. Hedman had posted three goals and seven points over the first five games, while Callahan has three goals and five points in six games. The Lightning have won four of their past six versus the Flames as well as five of its last seven trips to Calgary. Projected Lightning Lines Forwards: Gaudreau-Monahan-Raymond Byron-Backlund-Hudler Glencross-Colborne-Joorish Bollig-Stajan-Bouma Defence: Giordano-Brodie Russell-Wideman Smid-Engelland Goalies: Ramo - starting Hiller TSN Game Notes Teams split two games last season, TB shutout win in CGY TB has won 4 of their past 5 in CGY CGY (4-3-0): Coming off a 4-2-0 road trip, 4/19 on PP, 2 or fewer GA in 4 of the games 8GA in 1st pd this season Brodie (3G, 4A) 6 game PT streak TB (3-2-1): 1-1-0 on road trip, 1/7 on PP, 24 shots for in each game 2GA in 1st pd this season Johnson (3A) has an assist in 3 straight games Stamkos (5G, 1A) last 4GP Kevin Love Jersey . Almost 40 years to the day, the two teams will meet again, this time at BC Place, to celebrate the past and try to earn important points for the present. Tristan Thompson Jersey .C. - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says Danny Granger, Chris Andersen and Udonis Haslem are still not ready to play and will miss Wednesday nights game against the Charlotte Hornets.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos have switched kickers again, waiving first-year pro Brandon McManus and signing Connor Barth, who hasnt kicked in an NFL game since 2012.Barth, 28, won a competition with 38-year-old Jay Feely at the Broncos complex in suburban Denver on Tuesday.The Broncos were in the market for a new kicker after McManus clanked a 33-yard field goal off the right upright in Denvers 39-36 win over Miami on Sunday. His miss followed a seven-minute drive that stalled when Peyton Manning tripped on third-and-1 from the 7 for a sack.Cameras caught several of McManus angry teammates throwing their helmets in disgust when the Broncos came away empty.That blunder came on the heels of a game in St. Louis where the Broncos passed up field goal attempts of 54 and 55 yards indoors.Obviously, Im disappointed in being released, but I thank the Broncos for giving me the opportunity to play for such a great organization and team, McManus said in a text to The Associated Press.Not too happy with myself with how I went out missing that FG against the Dolphins, but will only use it as motivation to get better and come back better than before, McManus added. Ive been set back before and I will get back up and play in this league again.McManus longest field goal was from 44 yards, and he didnt really get the chance for a pressure kick for the AFC West-leading Broncos.While solid on kickoffs, McManus was 9 for 13 on field goal attempts. His 69.2 per cent conversion rate was dead last among NFL kickers, ranking ahead of only Nate Freese and Alex Henery, both of whom were released by Detroit earlier this season.Barth, who spent four of his five seasons in Tampa Bay, has plenty of experience in crunch time, although not for a team with quite the Super Bowl aspirations of the Broncos (8-3).Barth has made 84 per cent of his career field goal tries. He was the most accurate kicker in Buccaneers history but missed all of llast season after tearing the Achilles tendon in his right foot during a charity basketball game. Brad Daugherty Jersey. He returned this year but was beaten out by rookie Patrick Murray.In his last season in Tampa Bay, Barth made 85 per cent of his kicks and was 6 of 9 from 50-plus and 12 of 13 from 40-49 yards.The Broncos had the leagues best kicker last year in Pro Bowler Matt Prater, who made 25 of 26 field goal tries, including an NFL- record 64-yarder against Tennessee.He had a poor preseason, however, and was suspended four games for violating the leagues drug policy by drinking alcohol. The Broncos acquired McManus from the Giants for a seventh-round draft pick in 2015. They decided to keep him over Prater, who subsequently signed with Detroit, where hes made 12 of 16 field goal attempts.At the time, the Broncos said they liked McManus strong leg and high ceiling. But the decision to part ways with Prater also had to do with money. They saved nearly $2.3 million off this years cap and $3.25 million off next years with Praters release.There was some speculation the Broncos could sign a veteran kicker but still keep McManus as a kickoff specialist — his 48 touchbacks on kickoffs ranked second in the league. That would have meant finding a roster spot elsewhere and injuries have thinned the teams depth.Barth wasnt used on kickoffs by the Bucs in 2011 or 12 and in 2010 he had just one touchback on 78 kickoffs for Tampa Bay.McManus is not unlike many young kickers who stumble in the pros before finding a foothold. What made his situation different is that he was playing for a team on a Super Bowl-or-bust mission.Were a performance-based business and regardless of what your job description is youre expected to perform, coach John Fox said Monday.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ;Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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